“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” -Benjamin Spock

Recently I’ve been grappling with some major decisions about what to do professionally going forward. There are a number of roads that I can take, as there generally are for all of us. I’ve been looking for every possible reason to find an answer outside myself.

I’ve considered what people want from me. I’ve considered what’s the path of least resistance. I’ve considered what would be the most immediately lucrative. But what I didn’t ask myself until recently is what I really want.

This is the question we need to answer at any given time, and then we need to trust that what we’re feeling pulled to do is what’s actually right for us. We need to believe that we know the best course, even if we don’t yet know the way, and then give ourselves permission to take it.

If you also need to make a major decision, take a little time today to peel away the layers of what you think you should do. Let go of everything that’s suffocating what you know inside to be true. And then allow yourself to access it, without fears or judgments.

Simply sit with what you know. Then take that into the world and follow it. Miraculous things can happen when we decide to trust ourselves.

Perception

THE SITUATION

In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 60 minutes.

During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing.

He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About 4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At 6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At 10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly.

The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time.

This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At 45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.

About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After 1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.

He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

*If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world,

playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . ..

How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?

Enjoy life NOW .. it has an expiry date!

Learn from ignorance

Joy and sorrow, day and night are inevitable. Sorrow or sadness is the offspring of ignorance. 


Ignorance is symbolised by darkness. Darkness has its own importance, without darkness, without night, the circadian rhythm of life will go for a toss. Biological systems will lose their balance; so to make your life perfect, to maintain complete equilibrium, night or darkness is essential. Therefore, if sadness comes, it's there for a purpose. When night comes, it has a purpose and the purpose is to strike a balance. If you don't sleep for two or three days nothing would work properly in your system. Ignorance is there and it is a very important part of the game. Ignorance exists because of Divine will. 


You have to change your attitude towards happiness and sadness; try not to see sadness with a negative attitude and don't see happiness in an extremely positive light. When you are sad, it only proves that there is a lack of understanding of something. With your misunderstanding you are creating that atmosphere of sadness; you are attaching too much importance to a situation or too little, so you are creating sadness with your lack of understanding. 


How to get rid of sadness? Get rid of that attitude which creates divisions and says, "This is very good and that is very bad; this is day, this is night". In reality, day and night are not two, they are one, sadness and happiness are not two; they are one. Death and life are not two they are one, but we have to evolve to perceive that. 


Cultivate understanding, consciousness, knowledge and awareness of life, and these can awaken in you a healthy system to help you learn to deal with every situation with perfect balance. We are enslaved by our senses; we tend to lead an impulsive life. Use the senses, but don't let them overwhelm you. 


When you experience sadness, it could help you to look within, take you deeper inside, it sharpens your perception. Sorrow comes to give you possibilities of betterment in life. Sometimes you see people become happy and they lose their balance, or become too sad and lose their balance. Such situations bring with them joy or sorrow, we have to learn how to treat them, how to deal with them. They come to help us evolve; they have a purpose. It is time to progress and with that learning attitude, deal with both situations; then joy and sorrow will both help you and give you something constructive. 

‘I have a dream’ – Martin Luther King, Jr

“So do the 270 million uneducated children in our country. They dream of standing on their own feet and touching the sky. However, they are chained down by poverty and their dreams remain a distant mirage. Education is every child’s fundamental right. Yet, for want of monetary backing, these children are deprived of the most basic necessity. Poverty is the river that separates them from their dreams, and we want to open up the bridge of knowledge. Education is the most precious gift anyone can give or receive, and that the children deserve to be more than mere thumb impressions.“ 

Educate & Emancipate is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization that is working to provide quality education to under privileged children in India. Educate & Emancipate was founded in 2007 to provide education for the extremely under-privileged and deserving youngsters in the city of Bangalore and Chennai. Since then the organization has grown in scope. 
Educate & Emancipate’s team consists of a group of spirited youngsters from a wide range of backgrounds such as professionals, students, corporates, social activists and media personnel.

Our efforts are focused on the following:
1. Students should not opt out of education for the want of money.
2. Proper mentorship and quality education should be made accessible to the poorest of poor.

http://educate-emancipate.com/

Vision - EDUCATE & EMANCIPATE CHARITABLE TRUST

Educate & Emancipate was founded on the firm belief that education is a fundamental right of every child in this country and that talent should not be wasted just because someone is born into unfortunate conditions. 

We also believe that it is the duty of every citizen of this country to look after each other and that it is only through that way we can uplift the millions of unfortunate people who were born into poverty and misery. 

Facilitation of a favorable environment for education and growth is the key to producing tomorrow’s world leaders. Educate & Emancipate believes that the desired changes in the lives of children will come only when more and more privileged people start participating proactively in finding a solution.

Therefore, our vision is to facilitate quality education for every deserving child in this country and in the process aid the growth and development of the country.

http://educate-emancipate.com/

What more can i Say ??? Guess this is called Unconditional LOVE ??

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Comments

A Sureshkuumar from  London - UK  4 hours from now

Please take better care of your health in future. God bless you Super Star

Prasanna from  Chennai - India  1 hour from now

Thalava Please take complete rest until you get well. Your health is not only important to you, it is very much important to us. we all pray God for your health.

saravanan from  bangalore - INDIA  1 hour from now

thalaivaa get well soon

HARI FROM CHENNAI AYANAVARM from  CHENNAI - INIDNA  7 minutes ago

தலைவா உங்களயும்,எங்களையும், கஷ்டபடுத்தியவங்க யாரு நல்லா இருக்க மாட்டாங்க, உங்கமேல எல்லாறும் உயிரையே வெச்சுறுக்கோம், தலைவா ராணா வேண்டாம், எங்களுக்கு நிங்கதான் வேணும், தயவு செய்து ஒய்வு எடுங்கள், ஆண்டவன் எப்பவும் உங்க துனையுடன் இருப்பான், கொஞ்சம் கவனமா இருக்கனும், அரசியலில் தோற்றவர்கள் செய்கின்ற சதி போல் தெரிகிறது தலைவா நிங்கள் யரையும் நம்பாதிர்கள், ஆண்டவனை வேண்டுகிரேன்

Ashwin from  chennai - india  21 minutes ago

தலைவா!!! நீஙக திரூம்ப வருவிஙக..ஆன்டவன் இருகான்..உஙக‌ நல்ல மனசுக்கு ஒன்னும் ஆகாது

selva from  riyadh - k.s.a  26 minutes ago

thalaiva comeback soon.........

m.saravanan from  tiruppur - india  51 minutes ago

thaliva nee enugeruthalam nallam udan vala ella vallla erivanai due thi keran

karthick from  chennai - india  1 hour ago

தலைவர் ரஜினி மீண்டு வருவார்!

Prema from  Johor - Malaysia  2 hours ago

Dear friends, don worry superstar will get well soon

Thinagaran from  Johor - Malaysia  2 hours ago

I pray for a speedy recover of our superstar Rajini

rahul from  hyderabad - india  3 hours ago

rajini is god he is comeback strong for his crores of fans worldwide

rahul from  hyderabad - india  3 hours ago

rajini is god

Sam from  Chennai - India  5 hours ago

அவர் நல்ல மனசுக்கு ஒன்னும் ஆகாது.

prasanth from  jaffna - sri lanka  5 hours ago

plese rajani patthe thapla aana newskala para

suresh kumar.s from  vellore - India  6 hours ago

We are all praying to god for speedy recovery and energetic health of Thalaivar Super star.Crores of Fans are with u .Long live super star,Kadavul ullam kondavare Endrum Ungalai nesikum anbu ullangal Rajinifans Team Gandhi Road,Vellore:632004

Ramesh from  Bangalore - India  6 hours ago

pls All pray for our thalaivar and stop smoke who r all smoking. its big request for all..................

Parthipan from  Thiruvarur - India  7 hours ago

Thalaiva va thalaiva kannill nier valiya ungalai patriya news parkirean thaanga mudiyavillai viraivil neengl nearil thondra vendum.

k s abdul kader from  dammam - kadayanallur  12 hours ago

இரைவனே என் கண்னிரை நிர் ஆக்குகிரேன் என் தலைவன் உயிர் வாள வைக்க இன்று உன்னிடம் கை ஏந்தினேன் இரைவா பாண்னி இரண்டு கன்களிலே ஒண்று இரண்டு மலர்ந்தலும் எண்னிரண்டு கண்களில் இன்ப ஒளி உண்டாகும் உள்ளமதில் உள்ளவரை அள்ளித்தரும் நல்லவரை விண் உலகம் வா எண்ரல் இந்த மாண் உலகம் எண் ஆகும் ஆண்டவானே ஆண்டவானே ஆண்டவானே மேகங்கள் கண்கலங்கும் மிண்னால் வ்ந்து துடிதுடிக்கும் வாணக்மே உருகதே வள்ளல் முகம் பாறமல் உள்ளமதில் உள்ளவரை அள்ளி தரும் நல்லவரை நீ வாளவை இறைவா இறைவா

A.RAJKUMAR from  chennai - India  12 hours ago

He will become alright by SAI kruba

mani from  madurai - tamil nadu  13 hours ago

ulagam ulla varai thalaivar irupar

venkat from  trichy - india  14 hours ago

thalaiva ni raagavendravin maru uruvam........ elunthu va un kan asaivirkku katthi eruppathu tamilagam mattum ellai ulagam muluvathum than.........

renjith kumar from  dubai - u a e  15 hours ago

we are all praying for you. all people in the world waiting for rana my rajini sirdo not worry god is great

renjith kumar from  dubai - u a e  15 hours ago

ம்ய் கொட் உங்லககெ இந்த உலகம் முயுவன ப்ரயர் பன்ட்ரெ உங்லெக் ஒனும் அகத் என் டெஇவமெ என் உயிரில் உல்ல கத் தன் நேஙெ

Aravindan from  Chennai - India  15 hours ago

I wish my thalaivar SUPER STAR RAJNIKANTH to get recover soon. Let we all pray to Shri Raghavendirar swamy and Babaji for his betterment of his health conditions.

Balaji from  Chennai - India  15 hours ago

Wishing you a speedy recovery Rajni Sir. Kindly make a 1 min TV speech in any of the TV channels and it will stop all rumours. Like to see you back in Rana Soon

Selva from  singapore - Singapore  17 hours ago

i pray to god , my guru was get will soon

krishna sushila from  seremban - malaysia  19 hours ago

HARI FROM CHENNAI AYANAVARAM from  CHENNAI - INDIAN  19 hours ago

தலைவா என்னால எந்தவேலையும் சரியா செய்ய முடியல, மனசு வேதனையா இருக்கு தலைவா! நிங்க ஒரு வார்தயாவது தொலைகாட்சியில் பேசுங்க, தயவுசெய்து பேசுங்க, கடவுளை வேண்டுகிரேன் தலைவர் உடல் நிலை சிராக வேண்டும் என்று,

megaladevi from  tanjore - india  19 hours ago

thalaiva va. unakaka kathirukirom sekiram elunthu va ne nalamudan varuvai unakaka engal makalir kulu sarbaka andavanai vendukirom

rajini mani from  kumbakonam - tamilnadu  19 hours ago

ANDAVA ENTHAN UDALLIL NOIGALAI KODU AANAL ENGAL THEVATHUKU ENTHA NOIGALUM KODUKATHE

Comments(42)

yuvaraj from  chennai - india  20 hours ago

sir come fast peoples are all waitting sir

yuvaraj from  chennai - india  20 hours ago

god is great rajini is great rana rana va na

Balaji from  Chennai - India  20 hours ago

Hi sir I wish U to get recovered soon Please give a press report so that all msgs like that will vanish in a moment. I hope U do so soon. We need U.

Gomathi from  chennai - india  21 hours ago

I pray to god that very soon rajini should be hospitalized and get back soon to us.

P.SURESHBABU from  CHENNAI - INDIA  21 hours ago

Dear Mr.Rajini sir, we pray for you take a full rest sir, do not smoke sir please this in my humbel request sir ( GOD TAKE ANYTHING FROM MY BODY BUT SAVE MY SUPER STAR MR.RAJINIKANTH)

Sridhar from  chennai - India  22 hours ago

Please dont send the fake messages to all the superstar will be get well very soon we are very intersted to see his next movie Rana

kamaraj from  chennai - india  22 hours ago

dear rajini sir neengal nalla paadiya thirumpi poorna sugathudan varanum endru rasigalal mattu alla & tamil nadu & india pepole ellorum ungalukka pray pannukiragal. come soon with ur whole spirt. we are waiting for u.

parthiban from  vellore - india  22 hours ago

தலைவா வா உடனே மிக்க நலத்துடன்

kamaraj from  chennai - india  22 hours ago

dear rajini sir we pray for u. get well soon. god bless u

Alex from  Colombo - Sri Lanka  22 hours ago

thalaivar will be fine